‘TOTAL Betrayal!’ Can Republicans Survive Trump's War On Iran? + New Ayatollah 'Will Not Last'

March 9, 2026

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“This is a total betrayal of Trump's base,” says former Trump spokeswoman Caroline Sunshine, capturing the central tension of this episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored. A week into the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, the panel and guests wrestle with a single question: how does a president who ran on “no new wars” end up in the biggest Middle Eastern conflict in decades, and how does it end? The episode is a multi-sided argument about strategy, legality, political fallout, and the unraveling of the post-war international order.

The War of Choice and the Missing Endgame

The episode opens with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour laying out the core problem: the war has no articulated endgame. “There has been no articulated casus belli, but most importantly, no articulated end game and end strategy by Israel and the United States,” she says. The strikes were sold as necessary due to an “imminent threat” for which no evidence was provided, making it a war of choice with no congressional approval and 60% of Americans opposed. The stated goal of “unconditional surrender” is unrealistic, Amanpour argues, because the regime is deeply entrenched and the new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is a radical hardliner with close ties to the IRGC. The IRGC, not the moderate president, is calling the shots. Amanpour notes that U.S. intelligence has told the administration that even a lo

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What you'll learn

1 (00:02) **Opening: The War on Iran and the Missing Endgame** - Piers sets up the episode: a successful US military campaign with no articulated endgame, rising oil prices, and a new hardline Ayatollah.
2 (03:45) **Interview: Christiane Amanpour on the Strategic Chaos** - CNN’s chief international anchor analyzes the war as a battle for regime survival with no clear US exit strategy.
3 (12:00) **The Gulf States' Dilemma and the Iranian People** - Piers and Amanpour discuss the economic pressure on Gulf states and the absence of an uprising inside Iran.
4 (17:37) **Breaking: Iranian Women's Football Team Denied Asylum** - Piers reports that the Iranian women’s football team in Australia has been denied asylum; Trump intervenes.
5 (21:02) **Panel: MAGA Divided on the Iran War** - Piers hosts three Trump supporters with diverging views on the conflict.
6 (35:33) **Is This a War? The Semantics and the Base** - The panel debates whether the conflict is legally a war and what it means for Trump’s political coalition.
7 (45:56) **Interview: Rory Stewart on the Shattering of the Post-WWII Order** - The former MP argues Trump’s war is illegal, reckless, and has destroyed the rules-based international system.

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Show Notes

The price of oil is surging today after missiles pounded Iranian refineries, causing the stuff to rain from the sky.

Iran says it will respond by attacking oil facilities across the Gulf, which will cause economic chaos. That’s why Senator Lindsay Graham debuted a new justification this weekend: Change the regime, control the oil.

Meanwhile, Mojtaba Khamenei is the new Ayatollah; replacing his assassinated father.

Far from being a US or an Israeli pick, he’s a radical hardliner with the singular mission of saving the Iranian regime and he enters the war in the mood for vengeance; with much of his family obliterated.

It’s hard to see how this doesn’t spell chaos for President Trump, for the United States, and for the rest of the world.

Joining Piers Morgan to discuss this is CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour, Article 3 Project senior counsel Will Chamberlain, American presenter Owen Shroyer, former Trump spokeswoman and deputy communications director Caroline Sunshine and former MP and host of The Rest is Politics, Rory Stewart.

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